Alphonse Roubichou
Alphonse Roubichou | |
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| Born | 1861 Pamiers, France |
| Died | 1938 (aged 76–77) |
| Occupation | Painter |
Alphonse Roubichou (1861 – 1938) was a French painter. His work was part of the painting event in the art competition at the 1928 Summer Olympics.[1]
Biography
A native of Ariège (department), Alphonse Pierre Roubichou was born on October 30, 1861, the son of Justin Roubichou, a carpenter in Pamiers, and Anne Vergé.[2]
Alphonse Roubichou studied painting under Jean-Paul Laurens and Benjamin-Constant and became a landscape and still-life painter.
Created by Léon Deschamps, it was featured in February 1894 at the first exhibition of the Salon des Cent, an art show with no jury or prizes.[3]
Deeply connected to his homeland, he painted Joseph Lakanal house in Serres-sur-Arget and various other works related to the village, as well as numerous landscapes such as Stream in the Woods.[4]
Peintre prolifique à Paris, il exposa aux Salon d'Automne de 1903[5] à 1905, puis à nouveau en 1911.[6] Au Salon de 1903, il avait son atelier au 18bis de l'Impasse du Maine (aujourd'hui rue Antoine-Bourdelle) et exposa deux tableaux intitulés Grange de Gogibus (Matin) et Les Peupliers à Orthelon. Il peignait son environnement parisien, comme Impasse du Maine, Paris, et des scènes de la Seine, telles que La Seine et l’île Saint-Louis, Le Bateau-lavoir et Quai de la Seine.[7]
Alphonse Roubichou exhibited regularly at the Salon des Artistes Français, of which he became a member in 1893, at the Grand Palais on the Champs-Élysées.[8] He was awarded bronze and silver medals in 1924 and 1925, respectively.
He participated in the Olympic Games of Art in Amsterdam in 1928 with Aviron sur jardin des Tuileries.[9]
He never married and died on April 13, 1938, in the 13th arrondissement of Paris.
References
- ↑ "Alphonse Roubichou". Olympedia. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
- ↑ Archives départementales de l'Ariège - N 1861 acte 143 p323/535
- ↑ Salon des Cent sur oneartyminute.com
- ↑ Cours d'eau en sous-bois, huile sur toile, 60x73cm -La gazette Drouot
- ↑ "Salon d'Automne 1905". artist-info.
- ↑ Le Radical du 30 septembre 1911 p. 4 sur BnF Gallica
- ↑ Quai de Seine sur .askart.com
- ↑ Le petit méridional du 8 mai 1912 p1
- ↑ Roubichon, Alphonse or Roubichou sur Benezit Dictionary of Artists